Factors Affecting The Food Security of The Bajo Community Households In West Muna District During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Muhammad Aswar Limi (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University Kendari 93232 Southeast Sulawesi)
Munirwan Zani (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University Kendari 93232 Southeast Sulawesi)
Selvi Selvi (Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University Kendari 93232 Southeast Sulawesi)

Habitat
Vol. 32 No. 2 (2021): August

This study aims to determine the factors that affect the household food security of the Bajo community in Napano Kusambi Sub District. The research was conducted in Napano Kusambi Sub District, West Muna District, the selection of the research location was carried out deliberately (Purposive), with the consideration that the village is a coastal village with many Bajo community settlements, most of whom work as fishermen. The population in this study were all the Bajo people in Napano Kusambi Sub District, namely 180 families, with a total sample size of 64 respondents using the Slovin formula. To answer the objective, a binary logistic model is used. The results showed that based on the binary logistic test, the factors that significantly influenced household food security of the Bajo community in Napano Kusambi Sub District, West Muna District were income, age of the head of the household, and the age of the housewife.